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Lesson 0.1 - Fears
Explain Left/Right Brain and how it works when a person is upset.
Explain: ruminating
Ask, "What are you afraid of?
Read: "Franklin in the Dark"
Watch: Mindfulness Meditation for kids (below)
Ask students how they feel?
Explain that we have to change the way you think. Tell them the secret behind monsters!
Lesson 0.2: Being a friend
Begin with relaxation: See video below.
Ask students what it means to be a good friend.
Ask, "Does a good friend help their friend?" What does that mean?
Read: "Hunter's Best Friend at School"
How does Hunter help Stripe?
How does Stripe feel about how he has been acting at school?
Address any issues that might be happening in the class with friendship.
Lesson 0.3: Bullying - turning an enemy into a friend
Watch: Relaxation video below
Have you ever heard the word, "bully"? What does it mean?
How do you feel if you know that you have to be near someone who is very mean all the time to you?
Can you change your thinking and what you say to yourself? Give examples.
Let's read, "Mean Jean, the Recess Queen"
How does Jean act? Who changes her? How?
How do you think Jean really feels inside?
Is Jean ruminating?
Lesson 0.4: How should we talk to others and our self?
1. Read the story, Snail started it!
2. Have you heard the word, insult, before? What does it mean?
3. What kind of things do people say that feel like an insult?
4. What did snail do to hurt pig’s feelings?
5. When we feel bad inside because others do unkind things to us, we can only give out more bad.
6. When you have done things that are wrong, what should you do to fix the problem?
7. Are there times when you say bad things to yourself? How do you think your soul feels when you speak badly to yourself?
Lesson 0.5: The Truth About Whining
1. Watch Cute Puppies
2. Have you heard the word, whining?
3. How do people whine? (watch Whining)
Compare the puppies to the children.
4. Ask the teacher about the biggest thing that student whine about?
5. Read the book:The Real Winner
6. Ask student who they like the best in the story.
7. Why?
8. What is the most important lesson that you learned from this book?
Lesson 0.6: Zoo Animals
Introduce the word "skill".
What skills would you need to know to work with animals?
Where would you learn each skill?
How do you practice those skills?
Lesson 0.7: Being a policeperson
What kind of helpers do we see in our community?
What kind a person would do that kind of job?
What skills do you think a person needs to do that kind of job?
Watch the video.
How many ways did the police officers use to get around?
What would a police officer need to know to get around in each of these ways?
What other animals do police officers use?
What other community helpers would you like to know about?
Watch the next video.
Do you see anything the same as policepersons?
Lesson 0.8: Jobs on a farm
How many kinds of farms can you think of?
If you ever wanted to work a job on a farm, what would you have to like to do?
Let's watch, "Gardening for kids."
People used the land that they owned to raise food to feed themselves.
What skills would you need to raise your own food?
Would you raise your own animals on a farm? What kind? Why?
What kind of day would you have if you were a farmer?
Lesson 0.9: Being a scientist
What is the biggest question that a 3 year old will ask his parents? (Why)
What causes a child to ask that question?
Biggest thing a person needs to have to become a scientist is curiosity.
What things are you curious about?
When you ask a question and someone can answer that question, it is because someone found out the answer already. There are lots more questions to answer in this world. Let's watch.
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